Education Archive

A CRACKDOWN on student visas to stop people entering the UK illegally has caused a slump of 25% in undergraduates from Pakistan and India coming to Scots universities.

THE children's author behind the international bestseller The Gruffalo has joined the campaign against the closure of her local primary school on the outskirts of Glasgow.

THE Church of Scotland has frozen the pay of teachers working in a school for vulnerable pupils as part of cost-cutting measures.

SCOTTISH students studying in mainland Europe will be eligible for a full package of financial support for the first time under a £750,000 pilot scheme.

The number of Scots applying to university has dropped off for the third year in a row, figures show.

UNIONS are demanding the Scottish Government delivers on its commitment to return to national pay for college lecturers.

TWO Scottish university principals have been recognised in Queen's New Year Honours List.

Two teenagers in care who are studying for a National Certificate in Acting and Theatre Performance have written a play about their own experiences, which has been hailed as a "must-see" for those working in the sector.

SCOTTISH children are being denied their parents' choice of private and community-run nursery for free pre-school education because of a rise in the number of councils imposing restrictions.

PUPILS have been kept in assembly halls because there are not enough supply staff to teach them, a union has claimed.

TEACHERS have warned that a "postcode lottery" of music provision in Scottish schools could threaten school performances.

THE Scottish Government has released a consultation on a proposed increase to the contribution rate for the Scottish teachers' pension scheme.

SCOTTISH postgraduate student numbers will be given a boost from an initiative worth nearly £11 million.

Universities will be given £10 million next year to fund an extra 2000 places for students, the Scottish Government has confirmed.